The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-28
1 Deficit of Little More Than a Million
Dollars in Current Expenses.
Representative Crosses Proposition to Meet 1t
in Twenty Years Bonded Loan at Not
More Than Per Gems. Per Annum.
In the Senate a Three-Sided Debate o.
ours on the Orphan Home Location.
The Proceedings in Joint Convention Give the
Usual Result-A Bill to Secure the Pay
ment Of Interest on Temporary Loan.
THE STATES EXPENSES.

THE STATES EXPENSES.
Partial Discussion of Specific Appropriations
FOR the Capitol and Other Purposes.
Representative Kellison is a member OF the
ways and means committee, of which Represent
alive Caven is chairman. One of the noticeable
measures this particular committee has consid
cred is the Crosse bill approprating 1917, 600 for
the completion of the capitol building, together
with its furnishing and the equipment Of the
new insane asylums. 1t provides further for q
loan of 81. 100000 at not more than per cent
1t was the opinion of the committee, expressed
in a report yesterday, that this bill ought to pass
When Representative Caven had finished his
outline Of argument that would doubtless be
followed by the friends of the bill Representative
Kelson asked If the ways and means commit
tee had ever had it under consideration. He
said he knew of no meeting of the committee. but
it's chairman read certain agreement of its
members to meet last Monday, and to this was
signed, among the first, the name of Charles
Keison. The protesting gentleman thought
the agreement referred to no specific time, which
was to be announced at the will of the chairman.
1t was a sly effort to check consideration
of the report, but Representative Caven
had already framed the bill with
statement as to the financial
obligations it is intended to relieve. He laid
down three courses that be pursued in this
emergency-on to discontinue work on the Cap
itol and insane asylum buildings, another to
raise money by doubling the rate of taxation
and the third to borrow the money at a low in
terest 1t would not do to discontinue work on
the buildings named, nor would the people stand
the hardship doubling of the present rate Of
taxation on 500 would cause. Hence, as the
money had to be obtained in way if the
work was not to be stopped, it could not be pro-
cured under plan easier than this, which does
not propose to add cent to the debt or taxation.
It contemplates the funding of current debt and
paying off claims that have or are to mature
shortly. at the beginning of the next year, it
Is argued the State could start anew in meeting
ITS current expenses with its revenues The
Auditor of State estimated the receipts for the
coming year at 81, 44s, OPS, and the current ex-
penses including those of the General Assem-
bly,, at 81, 3S7, 63l. Under the head of extraor-
binary expenses to be paid and authorized dur
ing the coming fiscal year will be $4l9 556 for the
new insane asylums, $3.50, 900 for completing the
Capitol, Sill 900 for the semi annual school-fund
interest and $4,000 for rebuilding the
Soldiers Orphans Home, giving def
icit of 5000. 169 90. But Representative
Caven showed that to these specified
sums must be added $50 900 more for completing
the Capitol $4,000 for it's furnishing fund
SLOT 900 for construction of the new insane hos
pitfalls, 800 900 for their maintenance for one
year. $35 900 for interest the 81 000 600 bonds
proposed by the bill, and $25, 900 for printing
This last item, though, is only probable one as
&c, 900 is provided for this purpose in another
estimate, but including il the aggregate ex-
penses will reach e. 40l, 1877, causing deficit of
Sl,063 161. 90 An interruption occurred ac-
count of the Joint convention, but during the
afternoon tho ase5ament was continued by Rep
resentative Grose in favor of the bill, while
Representatives Patton and Kellison opposed it.
motion OF Representative kelison to recon-
nit the bill to the committee, with instructions
to examine the State house Commissioners and
those in charge of the construction of the new
Insane asyums as to future expenditures, was
adopted.
For the past several days the Representatives
have had a desire to plunge into a labyrinth of
financial complications, and Representative Van
Slyke added another idea to those the committee
on ways and means have in charge. He intro
duced bill providing for further loan of
g. 0G0, 000 which he proposes shall De utilized in
liQuidating interest on the temporary loan, and
in erecting q sinking fund to meet its principal,
after the interest and principal on State
stock certificates now DUE amounting to
$26 1885, are also paid out of the
proceeds of the $l,000,0 600 bonded loan. The
Governor Treasurer and Auditor of State are
empowered to borrow this sum at not more than
per cent, the interest payable on the LIST OF
September aud March of each year, and the
principal to mature Sept l. 1907 For this
bonds Of 500, 500, $780, ST. 900 and $40, 600 are
to be issued and after advertising for that pur
N mad tn Semi
this year, at the Office of the Treasurer of State
If any bonds are left they are to be disposed OF
In the same manner on March i, 1888. These
evidences of debt are TO be exempt from taxation
their life. 1t is further provided that durins
this period an annual tax of two cents shall be
levied for sinking-fund purposes.
AS a relief from the States indebtedness fol
the time, the Representatives manifested a do
sire to doctor the Roberts bill prescribing pen
alties for buying, hiring Offering to do go thu
services, vote influence of any voter at pri
mary or general election, or of any delegate to {
nominating convention. 1t had been in the
hands of the judiciary committee, who reported
several amendments rs to words, principally tn,
inserting of the qualifying term before hire
buy, Or offering. This did not s.rlsfy Repre-
sentative Mock who Claimed Nat the use of tn
word corruf,tIy w5uiiaa defeat the purposes of tn
bill, besides opening the way to perjury: Rel
resentative Roberts spoke at some length on tn
same objection. He did not care so much aoou
substituting the word may, In regard 20 innic
ing Jail sentence on the guilty. which woul
leave it to the discretion of the court. but o
was strenuously opposed to the use OF the wor
corruptly, for he, like Representative Mock. col
sdered all use of money in elections by cand
dases, as corrupt The word corruptiy was Will
drawn from the reported amendment, but On
House adopted that. substituting may for shall
Representative Harrels amendment to make tt
false counting, mutilating of ballots and alterin
Of tally sheets ut primary election punishab
by fire or Imprisonment, or both, will be consi
cred this morning.
Tho Senate was interested almost the enti'
day In the Soldiers Orphans Home bill, that
SENATOR l. B. Mcdonald. It originally conter
plated placing the school for feeble minded
Enghtstown. for which IL authorized the pu